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Zenit-4MKM

Soyuz-U launch from Plesetsk (Soviet Union) on July 25, 1979, carrying 1 payload. GCAT records the launch as a success.

July 25, 1979 · 15:20 UTCLaunch 1979-068Launch no. 2,235 in the log
RocketSoyuz-U
SpaceportPlesetskpad LC43/3
OutcomeSuccess
Launch agencyRVSNSoviet Union

Flight

Date and time (UTC)
July 25, 1979, 15:20
Launch designation
1979-068
Mission
Zenit-4MKM
Flight name
Kosmos-1117
Vehicle flight ID
77025 -733

Orbit and payload

Initial apogee
328 km
Payload mass to orbit
6.1 t
Payloads
1
GCAT launch code
OS

Payloads

PayloadDesignationOwnerMission typeMassFate
Kosmos-11171979-068ANORAD 11463Main Space Forces DirectorateOptical imaging2,400 kgLanded · Aug 7, 1979

Source: GCAT launch list and payload catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0). Orbit values are the initial orbit reported for the launch.